A band that gets overlooked somewhat when we are talking about the beginnings of thrash. Exodus should be included in the so-called “big four,” as other than Metallica’s Kill Em All, Bonded By Blood is the best early thrash album.
No let up right from the get go, it’s pedal firmly to the metal all the way. That twin guitar of Holt and Hunholt was the best, coupled with the crazed vocal style of Paul Baloff, who sadly is no longer with us, made Exodus special. Piranha, Strike Of The Beast, and my favourite A Lesson In Violence are insanely killer thrash epics.
Of course, Baloff was replaced by Zetro Souza after this album and I do love the records that came after, but this was a special album at a special place in time that will never be repeated.
10/10 from The Grooveman.
